Recipes — Yes, Please Baked Goods

Nut Butter Protein Date Bites

Almond butter, dates, and collagen peptides in a treat AND no baking needed? Sign me up. These little bites are the perfect pick-me-up.

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Zucchini Brownies

A new way to eat veggies? Yes, please. Get all the chocolate-fudgy goodness of a brownie but with a healthier twist.

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Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Finally. I have made my ideal chocolate chip cookie, with the help of a few secret ingredients (not so secret now though).

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Feta Carrot Oat Muffins

Cheese please! A little cheese is a good way to start the day. These little ones are like a muffin and biscuit had a baby. Soft, chewy center filled with cheese, carrots and oats for added chew. Quick and easy breakfast? Yes, please.

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Hemp Hearts Banana Bread

Banana bread is one darn good start to the day so why not give it a little nutrition boost? This banana bread lowers the sugar and ups the nutrition all in one delicious package.

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Oaty Pistachio Raisin Shorties

A combination of my two favorite cookies, oatmeal raisin and shortbread, but with a vegan, gluten-free twist. They’re the perfect companion to a glass of almond milk or tea.

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Honey Halvah Cherry Cookies

A sweet cookie with a little bit of crisp, a little bit of chewy and little nuttiness. And I get to use my new favorite treat: Halvah, a sesame candy that will become your favorite too.

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My love-hate relationship with food and how I turned that into a passion for baking and cooking

Just a little bit of insight into my journey to Yes, Please, relationship with food and how I find balance now.

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Mini Almond Butter Date Bites

A not-so-sweet treat that is packed with protein, sweetened with dates, that is perfect for breakfast or as a sweet treat at the end of the day.

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Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies

Crispy, sugary on the outside and chewy, rich and spicy on the inside. Those crackled tops are hard to resist.

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Lebkuchen

My favorite cookie ever. A classic German cookie that is spicy, citrusy and sweet. Candied ginger, citrus peel and chopped almonds stud a soft, cake-like cookie. It is really hard to eat just one.

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Peanut Butter Toffee Chip Cookies

When you’re going to go full gluten, full butter and full sugar, you gotta go big. This cookie is the answer to all my cravings.

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Vegan Spiced Pecan Chip Cookies

It’s like a chocolate chip cookie and a gingersnap got married and had a baby, but it’s a cookie. A crispy, chewy, spicy cookie that vegan and gluten-free!

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Always Ready to Bake: A full pantry makes me happy

I am always looking for things I can bake with. While I have a huge amount of experimental ingredients, there are some that I always have on hand.

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Tahini Satsuma Blondies

A sweet treat using a seasonal treat: satsumas. The savory-sweet blondie, floral satsuma zest and chocolate make a perfectly balanced, not-so-sweet treat.

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Paleo Brownies - Remixed Recipe

A rejigger of my paleo brownie recipe that is insanely fudgy, rich and full of almond buttery goodness.

Coffee Chocolate Chip Shorties

My favorite cookie and one I always have on hand. These little guys are sweet, salty, soft and so SO easy to make.

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Paleo-ish Blondies

A healthier take on one of my favorites treats. What’s the magic ingredient? Almond butter. Enough said.

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Better Banana Bread

A not-too-sweet breakfast favorite that is gluten-free and made with my favorites things: nut butter and coffee. It’s the perfect breakfast with a little fruit spread on top.

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Date Maple Cakes

Paleo-ish adaption to one of my favorite recipes from my favorite baker, Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery + Cafe in Boston, MA.

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